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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 27/09/2026

Happy #DollyDay y’all. Let’s spread the love 💕

Photo of someone wearing a tee shrit featuring Dolly Parton. The photo is zoomed in on her face

Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/09/2026

Surprise and energetic @pearljam.com show tonight at #OhanaFest, on this harvest moon. Introducing Abe Laboriel Jr as the new drummer 🤟🏼. I hope that Glen Hansard watched from above and felt all the love. What a beautiful night. 🤙🏼

Photo of Pearl Jam on stage. On the big screen the full moon is displayed.

Photo of Pearl Jam on stage. We see Eddie Vedder singing on the big screen

Photo of Abe Laboriel Jr drumming, on the big screen

Photo of the full moon above tall palm trees light with colorful lights, purple and orange

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 22/09/2026

I can't believe the @gameuxsummit.com '26 is in 3 weeks already! For its 10-year anniversary (TEN years 👀 ), the summit comes to Asia for the first time 😍 (and gets an amazing re-branding by no other than Alex Townsend). This is such an incredible milestone 🧵 (1/6)

Poster stating that the Game UX Summit is in 3 weeks (Oct 12-14), hosted by PlayStation Creative Studios and Level Up KL

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 15/09/2026

I guess I found my favorite store in Seattle 😜💜

Photo of a store front. The store is named The Purple Store and everything they sell is purple. The store front is of course purple.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 07/09/2026

I’m coming to Seattle next week and I’m available for game #ux consultation and training Monday through Wednesday (Sept 14-16) . Also happy to talk about #ethics and #ux in schools/universities or have casual discussions. Don’t hesitate to ping me!

Photo of a Pearl Jam poster featuring a drawing of the Space Needle with human hands holding on to it

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 04/09/2026

We don’t have infinite scrolling in video games, but certain games have autoplay and punish disengagement (by capitalizing on FOMO or loss aversion with cumulative loots). We urgently need to define the lines we should not cross, especially for games rated under 18. 1/3

Photo of Mark Zuckerberg with the Variety headline: “Meta to pay 17.1 billion in settlement with 29 states over social media addiction claims”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/08/2026

If you’re at #gamescom, go check out my friend Christian Hübel’s game Herdles, in which you play a dog 🐶 running around a beautiful landscape and overcoming challenges. As a dog person and a ux expert, I can only cheer for this game! 😍 store.steampowered.com/app/2429600/... #indiegame #indiedev

Christian in front of Herdles booth at gamescom

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 25/08/2026

This afternoon at #gamescom I’m running 2 workshops on player engagement & psychology: 1h30 on motivation and another 1h30 on emotion & gameflow. It’s the 3rd year in a row that I’m doing these workshops at gamescom because they are always packed. So arrive early if you’re interested 😉 #ux #gamedev

Screenshot of Gamescom app displaying the following schedule:

Tue, Aug 25
Game UX: Dive into Player Motivation
Tue, Aug 25 12:45 to 14:15 • 1h 30m
Stage 9 - Confex Level
Celia Hodent • Freelance

Game UX: Dive into Player Emotion & Game Flow
Tue, Aug 25 15:15 to 16:45 • 1h 30m
Stage 9 - Confex Level 2
Celia Hodent • Freelance

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 23/08/2026

Who’s going to #Gamescom Dev? See you there? My talk on #ethics is on Monday afternoon if you wanna join but otherwise always happy to chat about #gameUX strategy for your studio or project 😉

Image of talk poster: Ethical Games: Code of Ethics update & next steps

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 06/08/2026

Anyway, I enjoyed the movie (except the sound with exceedingly loud bass covering everything, including dialogues, most of the time). Grandiose and entertaining. But my favorite version of Odysseus will remain Ulysses 31 (French-Japanese anime from the 80s) 🥰 If you know you know 😉

Poster of the anime Ulysse 31 featuring the main characters in space: middle-aged Odysseus, Telemachus as a young boy, a small red humanoid robot and an alien blue-skin girl. Behind them we see a planet and a spaceship.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 19/07/2026

Spain was the best team and really deserved the cup (viva España!) but Mbappé’s smile and talent all throughout the competition will keep a special place in my heart. Merci 🙏🏼

Photo of Mbappé smiling as he points a finger towards an unknown person on the field

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 16/07/2026

Nearly every time I come to NYC in the summer for G4C festival now. And no headlines about this in the main news outlet so I spent time outdoors without wearing a mask…Felt particularly bad for Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave playing outdoors tonight & potentially damaging their lungs..😥 #planetonfire

Screenshot of the EPA app showing 192 AQI Unhealthy current quality air in New York City today

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 18/05/2026

Today I’m talking at GamesBeat Summit in LA, along with Jenova Chen, Jessica Murrey, and Dean Takahashi about the Ethical Games initiative (ethicalgames.org). I'm also happy to chat about your #UX strategy needs so don't hesitate to say hi if you're attending! #gamedev #ethics

GamesBeat Summit 26 promotional image with a photo of Celia Hodent as speaker spotlight

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 25/03/2026

We can achieve success on our own terms, make the games we care about while respecting players & supporting our colleagues. It shouldn’t require crushing people. Alysa Liu demonstrated beautifully at the Olympics that there’s another way possible. We can do it too. @ethicalgames.org #gamedev

Picture of Alysa Liu skating in her Olympics figure costume and looking radiant and happy. The text says: We can achieve SUCCESS on OUR OWN terms.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 13/03/2026

There’s only one copy of my book left at the GDC bookstore! 🤯

Photo of a pile of one copy of The Gamer’s Brain

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 12/03/2026

Did you know that there’s a bookstore at #GDC? It’s usually easy to spot & popular because people love browsing #gamedev books at a gamedev conference. But this year, it’s hidden behind the GDC merch store (North Hall ground level). So please visit the bookstore! Until 7pm today 9am-4:30pm Friday ❤️

Photo of the BreakPoint bookstore, featuring piles of books and Dave the manager standing, smiling, holding a copy of The Gamer’s Brain.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 11/03/2026

The new edition of #TheGamersBrain is here! You can get it online at the usual places or at your favorite bookstore. And for those at #GDC, I’m having a book signing session today (Wednesday) at the GDC bookstore (North Hall, ground level) at 3pm! I hope to see you there! 🎉🥳

Photo of Celia holding three copies of The Gamer’s Brain 2nd edition

Photo of piles of books on display, including The Gamer’s Brain 2nd Edition

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 11/03/2026

It was so wonderful to hang out with the lovely game UX community today! Look at all these lovely faces 😍❤️ #GDC #UX

Photo of a group of diverse people smiling facing the camera, in the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 09/03/2026

It’s time! We’re kicking off the “non-UXsummit” at #GDC26 with Alexis Denancé speaking about the #ux mobile porting challenges in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown case study. #gameUX #a11y #gdc

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 19/02/2026

This world is scary but at least we have Lady Gaga to cheer us up and make us feel part of a joyful community.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/01/2026

Just a few pictures of Greenland, one of the most beautiful places in the world, for no reason whatsoever.

Picture of viking ruins on a green hill next to the water

Picture of a beautiful fjord surrounded by brown rocks

Picture of a fjord where the water acts like a mirror

Picture from inside an ice cave with surreal greenish colors

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 01/01/2026

I wish you all a kind and fulfilling new year. May it bring you peace, good health, lots of joy, interesting projects, and a united and supportive community that can help you face strong winds, may you encounter some. Take care 🌻 (This is my photo, taken close to Cape Horn).

Photo of an albatros in flight with the ocean below and hills in the distance. Its black wings are fully deployed, filling nearly the whole frame vertically.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 19/12/2025

La 2e édition de mon livre Dans le cerveau du gamer est tout chaud sortie de la presse et est en coup de coeur à la Fnac ! Vous pouvez le trouver dans votre librairie préférée (ou en ligne). Version mise à jour et nouveau chapitre (dont une grosse section sur l’IA, incontournable…). #TheGamersBrain

Présentoir de la Fnac figurant les coups de coeur des libraires pour le rayon informatique. Plusieurs livres sont mis en valeur dont Dans le cerveau du gamer.

Couverture du livre Dans le cerveau du gamer: Neurosciences et UX dans la conception de jeux vidéo. 2e édition. Sur la couverture on voit une photo d’une femme, centrée sur ses yeux. Elle porte un casque de gaming et son regard concentré est focalisé vers la caméra.

4e de couverture :

Quel est le secret d'un bon jeu vidéo ?
Loin des formules magiques et des recettes miracles, il existe des savoirs spécifiques, tirés des neurosciences, et des méthodes éprouvées, celles de l'approche UX, qui vous guideront efficacement dans votre processus créatif.
Les neurosciences nous aident à comprendre la manière dont le cerveau perçoit, traite et conserve une information. Dans la première partie de ce livre, vous aurez l'occasion d'explorer les facteurs humains tels que la perception, l'attention, la mémoire, l'émotion, la motivation et les principes d'apprentissage. Autant de clés indispensables pour offrir des expériences de jeu mémorables et agréables à prendre en main.
l'approche expérience utilisateurs (UX) met l'accent sur les joueurs en tant qu'élément central du processus de développement des jeux. Dans la seconde partie, vous explorerez ainsi les notions d'utilisabilité, d'engagement, de design thinking, de stratégie UX... Elle propose également une réflexion sur les questions éthiques soulevées par le jeu vidéo.
Cette nouvelle édition enrichie développe l'approche UX pour y intégrer les évolutions technologiques récentes, de la réalité virtuelle à l'intelligence artificielle.

Celia Hodent est titulaire d'un doctorat en psychologie (Paris Descartes). Elle commence sa carrière dans le jeu vidéo chez Ubisoft (en France puis au Canada), avant d'aller aux États-Unis chez LucasArts, puis Epic Games en 2013. Directrice UX chez Epic Games, elle a participé au succès planétaire du jeu Fortnite, et est aujourd'hui reconnue internationalement comme experte de l'approche UX et des sciences cognitives dans l'univers des jeux vidéo. Elle a créé en 2016 les conférences annuelles Game UX Summit et en 2020, l'initiative Ethical Games pour l'établissement d'une charte éthique dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo. Consultante (celiahodent.com) depuis fin 2017, elle donne de nombreuses conférences et formations dans le monde entier.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 15/12/2025

Last month I visited El Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos in Santiago de Chile. It’s so important to remember that our hard-earned rights are fragile & are worth resisting & fighting for. I understand that many are impacted by injustice & a poor economy but solidarity is how we can strive.

Picture of a glass wall filled with pictures of people killed during the Pinochet dictatorship.

Picture of a glass wall where “Never again” is written in several languages. On the top left there a panel saying in Spanish: “¿Es posible construir una democracia sin verdad y justicia?” (is it possible to build a democracy without truth and justice)

Picture of a wall filled with drawings of children during the Pinochet dictatorship.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 13/11/2025

Ten years ago I was on my way to MIGS as the heart wrenching terror attacks in Paris, my hometown, were unfolding. I’m thinking about all the victims & their loved ones on this hard day. I’m also thinking about the solidarity & resistance to fear & hatred at the wake of the tragedy. We need this.

Picture of a memorial site in Paris where a banner prominently displayed reads "MÊME PAS PEUR" which translates to "Not even scared" or "Not afraid".
The scene is covered in flowers, candles, and messages. A French flag can be seen.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 09/11/2025

In a nutshell… 👉🏼 ethicalgames.org

In the style of Mamdani’s campaign poster: “Ethical Games for Less Wrong, More Fun!”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 14/09/2025

In Leuven today 😉 Have a nice DICE! Wish I was there, say hi to everyone for me ☺️

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 21/08/2025

Aww 😳. And now I’m listening to the great Robin-Yann Storm telling us about the #gamedev history of the metaverse, blockchain, and all the key words 😜!

Robin-Yann Storm on stage of Gamescom congress. The slide next to him says: “If you work on the future of immersion, you have a responsibility to know the history of these technologies, so that you can guarantee the well-being of your users.”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 11/06/2025

Hello, Toronto! It’s great to be back for the #XPGameSummit. Last time I was here was in… 2017, for the #GameUXsummit hosted by Ubisoft (such great memories 💜). For those going to the summit, I’ll be at the VIP mixer Wednesday evening, come say hi if you’re there!

Photo taken from inside a train: Toronto’s CN tower can be seen next to skyscrapers in the background and train tracks can be seen in the foreground.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 20/05/2025

I had a great time at #DigitalDragons (my first time!). Met a lot a lovely people and had great conversations in the corridors. ☺️ It was also great to see my friends at @11bitstudios.bsky.social win several awards with Frostpunk 2, including for Best Polish Game!! Congrats!!

Photo of the Digital Dragons awards stage. The big screen says “Best Polish Game: Frostpunk 2”. Over 30 people stand on the stage to receive the award.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 14/04/2025

All restaurants should provide this. That is all. #UX

Photo of the inside of a restaurant. Next to the table is a mini coat stand with a hat, scarf, and purse hanging from it.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 12/04/2025

I was already enjoying Caravan Palace’s music before, but now that I’ve seen them live I’m afraid I’m going to be obsessed! Soooo good! 🔥🔥🔥

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 01/04/2025

I saw a magnificent hawk the past weekend but didn’t have my camera with me 😭. So here’s a shit iphone photo not doing it justice, but still cool 😍

Photo of a hawk in flight, with its wings and tail spread, taken from below, with blue skies behind. Palm trees can be seen on both sides of the hawk.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 20/03/2025

Oh wow, Alexa Ray Corriea’s piece on AI was perfection. 🤩 #GDCA

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 20/03/2025

“Any game that ships is a miracle” indeed. Congratulations to everyone who shipped a game this past year! #IGFawards #GDC25

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 20/03/2025

Guess whom I bumped into this afternoon? The United Videogame Workers folks as they were demonstrating! What a nice echo with my #ethics talk this morning at #GDC 😉✊🏼 Go check uvw-cwa.org

Photo of United Videogame Workers union leaflet. The text “We’re done playing” is written in white on a black and red background. In the background we see chess pieces falling off.

Photo of the union demonstration in the Yerba Buena gardens

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 18/03/2025

And this is already the last talk of the #GDC #UXsummit. Emilio Jéldrez talks about #a11y in mobile games.

Photo of Emilio Jeldrez on the GDC stage. The title slide says: “Making the world playful: the importance of accessible mobile games”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

Next up at the #GDC #UXsummit Vanessa Hemovich speaks about the psychology behind game design.

Photo of Vanessa Hemovich on the GDC stage. The title slide says: “Mind over mechanics: using cognitive science to enhance game development”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

Another #ethics talk now at the #GDC #UXsummit but from the legal point of view with Marie Potel-Salville.

Photo of Marie Potel on the gdc stage. The title slide says: From dark patterns to fair play?

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

Next up at the #GDC #UXsummit, Reine Abbas will take us on her journey surviving conflict and how it shaped her thoughts on designing games with better #ethics.

Photo of Reine Abbas on the GDC stage. The title slide says: “Surviving conflict, designing for engagement”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

Cross-platform #UX is on the menu now at the #UXsummit with Jonathan Bieda!

Photo of Jonathan Bieda on the GDC stage. The title slide says: “Designed to scale: optimizing game ux for cross-platform audiences”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

I hope everyone had a good lunch and managed to catch some of the sun before it started to rain! Next up at the #GDC #UXsummit is Tabby Rose talking about #UX and #a11y in #VR.

Photo of Tabby Rose on the GDC stage. We can see the title slide that says: “VR is for everyone. Designing comfortable virtual reality”

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

Next up at the #GDC25 #UXsummit is Bruno Porrio who is talking about Dragon Age: The Veilguard and their UX process on some on the features in the game (especially the combat wheel).

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/03/2025

Patricia Gómez is kicking off the #GDC #UX summit with a talk on UX writing.

Photo of Patricia Gomez on the GDC stage. We can see the speaker’s title slide saying “UX writing: a new(ish) craft in mobile games”

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